EuploeaFabricius 1807

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Introduction

The genus Euploea ranges from the Comoro Islands in the Indian Ocean to the Fiji Islands, Samoa and Tahiti. Most species are medium-sized brownish butterflies with bands of marginal white spots, while some are strikingly irridescent blue/purple. Many of the larger Australasian islands are home to mimetic assemblages of Euploea spp.. Larval host plants include the families Apocynaceae, Asclepiadaceae and Moraceae.

Discussion of Phylogenetic Relationships

The tree shown here is based on Ackery and Vane-Wright's (1984) cladistic analysis of morphological characters, with the addition of some geographical species related to E. core elevated to specific status by Vane-Wright (1993). A few of the numerous additional generic names of Moore and others are occasionally used to designate subgenera within Euploea.

Other Names for EuploeaFabricius 1807

CrastiaHübner 1816 currently viewed as a subjective junior synonym

TrepsichroisHübner 1816 currently viewed as a subjective junior synonym

SalpinxHübner 1819 currently viewed as a subjective junior synonym

CalliploeaButler 1875 currently viewed as a subjective junior synonym

MacroploeaButler 1878 currently viewed as a subjective junior synonym

StictoploeaButler 1878 currently viewed as a subjective junior synonym

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